Ontario colleges faculty strike

No strike for 24 Ontario colleges as the College Employer Council and OPSEU have reached an agreement.

A trial started Monday morning for a man charged with manslaughter in the death and disappearance of 59-year-old Eduardo Balaquit. One man was arrested and four people, including two police officers, were taken to hospital after the driver of a stolen truck led police on a chase through northeast Edmonton Sunday evening. A new study suggests there has been a decrease in the number of suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 23-year-old Mississauga, Ont. man is facing a dozen charges after an alleged sexual assault of a minor in Tillsonburg. - Man who killed mom, two of her kids in Ajax, Ont., in 2018 to be sentenced today A man who viciously attacked and killed a mother and two of her children east of Toronto is set to get sentenced today. Police are working to determine what caused a woman’s death after her body was found in the middle of a west Toronto street early on Tuesday morning. - Traffic stop in Owen Sound leads to discovery of weapons and drugs - Mix of sun, rain and flurries this week in Barrie The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is just the first step on the road to healing. A driver is in custody following a police chase and a destructive rampage in Edmonton in which five people, including two police officers, were taken to hospital. A teen driver who struck and killed a young brother and sister playing at the edge of their driveway last spring was sentenced to one year in an open custody youth facility on Monday.

Ontario's public colleges and the union representing 16000 faculty members has agreed to enter binding interest arbitration, averting a planned strike.

A trial started Monday morning for a man charged with manslaughter in the death and disappearance of 59-year-old Eduardo Balaquit. - Traffic stop in Owen Sound leads to discovery of weapons and drugs The family of two children who were struck and killed by a vehicle in their own driveway in Vaughan, Ont. last year said they 'lost faith in the systems that are supposed to keep us safe' after the teenage driver of the vehicle was sentenced to one year in an open custody youth facility. A new study suggests there has been a decrease in the number of suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Mix of sun, rain and flurries this week in Barrie - Canadians face barriers in bid to join fight in Ukraine - 'Lost faith in the systems': Family of children killed by teen driver react to sentencing The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is just the first step on the road to healing. The federal government will consider whether to include booster shots in the next version of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers, the Treasury Board said as it reviews the rules. A driver is in custody following a police chase and a destructive rampage in Edmonton in which five people, including two police officers, were taken to hospital. A teen driver who struck and killed a young brother and sister playing at the edge of their driveway last spring was sentenced to one year in an open custody youth facility on Monday. "The parties have reached an agreement to enter binding interest arbitration and the strike that was scheduled to commence at 12:01 am on March 18, 2022, is called off," the two parties said in a joint statement.

'I really strongly believe that not just our teachers deserve better, but I think that we deserve better,' says Georgian College student.

“They’ve been trying to bargain and fix the issue for so long I wasn’t really sure the last hurrah (Thursday’s meeting) was going to make any difference. “It was definitely a shock (that a strike was averted Friday), but I was thrilled,” said Morrison, 25, from Beeton. “Right now it’s a huge sense of relief. Key issues include workload, the contracting out of faculty work and benefits for part-time faculty, according to OPSEU. I don’t know about everyone else but I really do hope so.” It would have meant going out into the work world maybe not fully prepared. It would have meant missing opportunities, more contact with our teachers.”